Goblet



United States Patent O 3,185,331 GOBLET Heinrich Lelhardt, Stuttgart, Germany, assignor to Vereinigte Farhenglaswerke Aktiengesellschaft, Zwiesel, Bavaria, Germany, a German corporation Filed July 16, 1963, Ser. No. 295,555 Claims priority, application Germany, July 18, 1962, V 22,798 3 Claims. (Cl. 21S-10) The invention relates to a goblet of special shape.

It is known that drinking vessels of all kinds are very bulky and always require considerable space for their storage. This is a particular disadvantage in the hotel and restaurant business.

Glasses have already been made, such as beer glasses, for example, which can be stacked. Space-saving storage of this kind, however, has hitherto been impossible with goblets of the forms known hitherto. The cups of the common goblets have frequently had a triangular crosssection and have had no floor in them such as could serve as a standing surface for another glass nested therein. The cups have also been bellied in many cases, or have tapered towards the top, so that the insertion of one goblet into another for stacking has been impossible.

A goblet has now been created by the invention, which permits stacking and hence space-saving storage. The goblet of the invention has a recessed cup which flares conically upward and is substantially characterized by the fact that the diameter of the standing surface of the foot is made smaller than the inside diameter of the upper periphery of the recess, and that the distance from the standing surfaces of the foot to the recess periphery is smaller than the distance from the recess periphery to the brim.

Accordingly, the invention provides a goblet comprising a cup having an upper section which diverges gradually in the upper direction and a lower section forming a recess in the bottom of the cup and diverging relatively rapidly in the upward direction. The goblet further includes a stem member extending downwardly from the recess, and a foot providing a standing surface. The lower end of the stem is joined to the foot. The goblet is characterized in that the diameter of the standing surface is smaller than the upper periphery of the recess and in that the distance from the standing surface of the foot to the said recess periphery is smaller than the distance from the recess to the brim of the goblet. Hence, multiple goblets, as described, can be nested, one within the other, with the standing surface of an upper goblet disposed in the recess of the next-lower goblet and an upper brim portion of the lower goblet receiving in sliding lit relation a lower portion of the cup upper section of the upper goblet.

In this manner, when two or more goblets are nested, the standing surface of the foot finds a secure lodging in the recess of the lower goblet, and furthermore, a perfect guidance is provided since a portion of the cup of the inserted goblet is inside of the cup of the lower goblet. This parallel guidance also prevents damage to the rims.

An embodiment of the invention is schematically represented in the drawing, wherein there is shown in elevation three nested goblets which are designed according to the invention.

*Referring to the drawing, the goblets are composed of ice a cup 2 and stern 1. The cup 2 has a recess 3, and the stem 1 is joined to the cup at the lower end 0f this recess. The diameter a of the standing surface 6 of the stem 1 is smaller than the inside diameter b of the upper periphery 7 of the recess 3. Further, the distance c from the standing surface 6 to the upper periphery 7 of the recess 3 is smaller than the distance d from the upper periphery 7 of the recess to the brim 4.

As the drawing shows, the standing surface 6 of the foot 1 in each case finds a secure lodging inside of the recess 3. Furthermore, the proportions of the goblet assure that a portion of the cup of the upper goblet extends into the cup 2 of the lower goblet and thus receives secure guidance without in any way placing any strain on the rim 4.

The portion of the cup that lies below the recess 3 may be hollow or solid. In the latter case, the inserted upper goblet can rest with its foot on the surface of the recess of the lower goblet.

To exclude dust and dirt, the goblets can also be stacked with the brims 4 down.

The invention is suitable for all sizes and types of goblets such as vermouth, liqueur, burgundy and white wine goblets, and while the goblets will normally be circular in horizontal cross-section, since this is the usual form for glasses, goblets, and the like, yet, it will be understood that other horizontal cross-sectional forms can be employed, and in the case of such other forms, the diameter referred to above will be understood to apply to the corresponding dimensions of the particular form employed.

While the invention has been described with reference to particular embodiments thereof, it will be understood that these are merely illustrative, and do Yin no way represent the limits of the invention.

What is claimed is:

l. A goblet comprising a cup having an upper section which diverges gradually in the upper direction to the brim of the goblet and a lower section forming a recess in the bottom of the cup and diverging relatively rapidly in the upper direction, a stern member extending downwardly from the recess, and a foot providing a standing surface, the lower end of the stem being joined to the foot, said goblet being characterized in that the diameter of the standing surface is smaller than the diameter of the upper periphery of the recess and in that the distance from the standing surface of the foot to the said recess periphery is smaller than the distance from the recess periphery to the brim of the goblet, multiple goblets as aforesaid being nestible, one within the other, with the standing surface of an upper goblet disposed in the recess of the next lower goblet and an upper brim portion of the lower goblet receiving in sliding lit relation a lower portion of the cup upper section of the upper goblet.

2. A stack of at least two goblets, each goblet cornprising a cup having an upper section which diverges gradually in the upper direction to the brim of the goblet and a lower section forming a recess in the bottom of the cup and diverging relatively rapidly in the upward direction, a stern member extending downwardly from the recess and a foot providing a standing surface, the lower end of the stem being joined to the foot, said goblet being characterized in that the diameter of the standing surface is smaller than the upper periphery of the diameter of the recess and in that the distance from the standing surface of the foot to the said recess periphery is smaller than the distance from the recess periphery to the brim References Cited bythe Examiner of the goblet the said two goblet being nested one within UNITED STATES PATENTS the other,V with the standmg surlace of the upper goblet disposed in the recess of the lower goblet and with an 21805790 9/57 Smuckef 22o-97 upper brim portion of the lower goblet receiving in sliding 5 FOREIGN PATENTS 1 fit relatlon a ower portion of the cup upper section of 852,300 10/39 France' the upper goblet.

3. Goblet according to claim 1, the lower section diverg- THERON E CONDON Pnmary Exammer' ing to intersection with said diverging upper section. GEORGE O. RALSTON, Examiner. 

1. A GOBLET COMPRISING A CUP HAVING AN UPPER SECTION WHICH DIVERGES GRADUALLY IN THE UPPER DIRECTION TO THE BRIM OF THE GOBLET AND A LOWER SECTION FORMING A RECESS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE CUP AND DIVERGING RELATIVELY RAPIDLY IN THE UPPER DIRECTION, A STEM MEMBER EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY FROM THE RECESS, AND A FOOT PROVIDING A STANDING SURFACE THE LOWER END OF THE STEM BEING JOINED TO THE FOOT, SAID GOBLET BEING CHARACTERIZED IN THAT THE DIAMETER OF THE STANDING SURFACE IS SMALLER THAN THE DIAMETER OF THE UPPER PERIPHERY OF THE RECESS AND IN THAT THE DISTANCE FROM THE STANDING SURFACE OF THE FOOT TO THE SAID RECESS PERIPHERY IS SMALLER THAN THE DISTANCE FROM THE RECESS PERIPHERY TO THE BRIM OF THE GOBLET, MULTIPLE GOBLETS AS AFORESAID BEING NESTIBLE, ONE WITHIN THE OTHER, WITH THE STANDING SURFACE OF AN UPPER GOBLET DISPOSED IN THE RECESS OF THE NEXT LOWER GOBLET AND AN UPPER BRIM PORTION OF THE LOWER GOBLET RECEIVING IN SLIDING FIT RELATION A LOWER PORTION OF THE CUP UPPER SECTION OF THE UPPER GOBLET. 